The new commons building at UNB Saint John now has an official name thanks to a huge donation - the building will be named after longtime Irving business associate Hans W. Klohn thanks to a 3-million dollar donation from the families of Arthur and the late Jack Irving.

Klohn has worked on many projects in the city, such as Harbour Station and the Loyalist Burial Ground.

He tells CHSJ News he is very thankful and greatly admires K.C. Irving for his business sense.

Vice-President of UNB Saint John Robert MacKinnon says the Hans W. Klohn Commons will help grow the school in years to come as it will attract both international and local students.

The 25 million dollar facility will feature study centres, a library, and teaching rooms.

The Department of Transportation advises that the Saint John Harbour Bridge eastbound right lane and Chesley Drive exit ramp will be closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 8.
The eastbound left side lane will be closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on June 10 and 11.
The Chesley Drive exit ramp will be closed from 9 a.m. on June 11 until late September 2011.

The Westbound lanes and the Chelsey Drive on ramp will be closed from 8 a.m. on June 11 for about three weeks.
These temporary measures are in place due to the work of the second phase of renovation of the bridge.
Drivers are reminded to exercise caution while these temporary measures are in place.

The cone of silence is about to be lifted about what's happening with upgrades to the Harbour Bridge.

CHSJ News has learned Transportation Minister Claude Williams will be making a statement in the Legislature today - and - a traffic advisory will be posted shortly after the statement.

The Minister told CHSJ News in early April the toll plaza would be demolished and changes made to the traffic lanes in that area by June -- he also indicated negotiations were underway regarding the planned upgrade on the eastbound lanes of the bridge.

That work was originally scheduled to get undeSaint Jorway last month - but - that was before the deal was announced between Ottawa and the province to remove the tolls from the bridge.

Uncertainty continues to shroud any fix to the city's pension plan with its estimated 129 million dollar deficit. The city filed papers with the province asking for permission to delay topping up it's employee pension fund.

The province responded by identifiying additional options for the city to consider and will continue to discuss the issue according to the Mayor's office. Mayor Ivan Court will have more to say about the situation this afternoon.

The changes to the plan will be finalized and submitted for the fall session of the Legislature which would be in time for the city's budget deliberations later this year.

A model showing how groundwater flows through Quispamsis is now in the hands of town council.

Kent Weazel with Stantec Engineering is one of the people who worked on the model. He says knowing how groundwater flows will help the town when it decides to expand the municipal water system, when it wants to develop a new subdivision or when there is a contamination issue.

Overall, Weazel says the town has lots of available, good quality groundwater but there can be areas that have more or less water than others. Mayor Murray Driscoll says everyone in Quispamsis won't be getting municipal water overnight but it's good to know where the water is for when the town needs to draw on it. Town councillors have been told using municipal water instead of individual wells does have it's benefits including safety.

Governor General David Johnston making two Greater Saint John police officers Members of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces this morning.

Staff Sargeant Steve Patterson of the Saint John Police Service and Rothesay Regional Police chief Stephen McIntyre both receiving the honour in a Rideau Hall ceremony this morning.

Patterson is retiring from the force in September after 40 years on the job. This ceremony will mark the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. 7 police officers and 36 members will be invested in the Order.